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The Ex - The greatest live band of all t
Of all time you say? Damn straight. It’s a fact; like gravity.
Active for over 30 years, through numerous musical styles, constellations, countries, DIY records and shows. It's an amazing journey, and I've had the pleasure of witnessing some of it. Continue reading
THEE OH SEES SPEAK AND SPEW TICKETS
With artwork that triggers flashbacks to doing acid for the first time and staring at a wall for 8 hours watching Japanese cartoon characters pass you by with blinking sirens and the constant feeling that something's not quite right, to the jangly super-speed frenergetic (if that's not a word then fucking pay me to use it) live shows that have brought acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, Thee Oh Sees have widened the gap between them and the other San Francisco stragglers that coin in on their coat-tails. Bad Sounds tracked down Petey Dammit for a short interview before the band play the Revolver basement on the 27th June. And stick around to the end of the page for contest details to win two free tickets to the show AND potentially make the band eat Reindeer testicles before the concert. Continue reading
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MELT BANANA'S GUIDE TO TOKYO
Melt Banana have been noise aesthetes spanning the last two decades, with benchmarks at each turn of their records, disseminating 7"s and splits on over 20 different labels, and been slapdashed in aplenty "sounds like" lists. Continue reading
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Thee Oh Sees / Total Control Split 12”
“I’m not in it for money, just wanna stand on your face” - Total Control
I’m still wiping bootmarks off my face. Continue reading
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NEW WEB-TV "BUNKER", SUCCUBA UP FIRST
Everyone recovered from yesterday's 17th of May celebrations? While you were sipping champagne, a new music program Bunker was being launched in Hausmania, Oslo. The Amp Rep-friendly boys from Horten, Succuba were the first guests, with a live performance and interview (in Norwegian, English subtitles). Check it. Continue reading
Here is a piece of dull, white soul
It sounds good on paper. Loch Ness Mouse-member Jørn Åleskjær goes solo with major help from the Nikolaisen-family (Serena Maneesh). His mission: To make white man’s 70’s soul, piano driven and mellow. Continue reading
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Matana Roberts
Our featured photographer Maria Louceiro had the opportunity to capture alto saxophonist Matana Roberts a few weeks back. Matana's project COIN COIN, on Constellation Records, is inspired by her intense genealogical research, "a musical work-in-progress exploring themes of history, memory and ancestry", based loosely on the distant Louisiana relative Marie Therese Metoyer, a.k.a. "Coincoin." Continue reading
FIB Benicàssim Line-up Set; Bob Dylan t
Spain, often synonymous with salmon-skinned Brits out on the piss with their shorts dragging around their ankles and half a pint of beer spilled over their head by their friend "Derek" who is cacking himself laughing behind a taxi wearing a Chelsea shirt with "Tosser" written on the back. Fortunately, the Festival of Benicassim (now in its 18th year) seems to repel those kind of backwash. Continue reading
Susanne Sundfør
I found out about Susanne Sundfør by accident. It was at Øyafestivalen 2010, I was wandering around the festival grounds, hoping to find something of interest in between the bands I had actually come to see. Continue reading
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Next Life Invade Russia
Our favorite Norwegian electro-hardcore aggressors just returned from a successful jaunt in New York, and are making their way to Vodka territory. Continue reading
Supersilent 10
The jazz label is so constricting. It always seems to overshadow records, shifting the focus to the players and their Conservatory Education. Continue reading
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THE BITTER MAN'S GUIDE TO SADHUS
If you've ever been to India you will have spotted them. The beady eyed star children of the eastern wind. Those splayed out in ashrams wearing awkward shoes and gazing off into a 2/3rds distance with glassy eyes. Upon attempting conversation with these sheep standard answers will be "I´m from nowhere", "my name is Shanti Jeeva", " I have no belongings for no things belong to me". Continue reading
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GODSPEED YOU UNBLACK WANKERER
In the Olympic games of complete fucking bell-ends, King Ov Hell ranks higher (proportionally) than Usain Bolt does in being the fastest cunt on earth. Continue reading
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IN THE AIRPLANE OVER THE DEAD SEA
Enough praise has been slopped onto the seminal album In The Airplane... for me to avoid buttering up Jeff Mangum's ego any further, albeit in a retrospective sense of the word. A box set. Something usually reserved for metal bands when their cheques start bouncing. Continue reading
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SKULL CANDY FOR THE INEBRIATED
Anyone who has seen Aura Noir live knows they fucking kick serious arse. Bludgeoning riffs heralded by the master of ceremonies Ole Jørgen (Apollyon) while his gruff voice cuts the air, and in between songs we are treated to the sarcasm of a man as funny as he is scary looking. Continue reading
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interboo & mixtape w/ k. stockhaus
Kristian from Ungdomskulen just put out his first solo record in a long, long time. It's called Colors. We got down right personal about it. Continue reading
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